PixelatedGeek

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I am a social worker by day, gamer and geek every other time. I currently live in Denver, Colorado with my husband and our two dogs. I really enjoy a wide variety of games, such as simulation, racing, puzzle, FPS, RPGs and the occasional online multiplayer. My current favorites are the Mass Effect series, Torchlight II, Team Fortress 2, Starbound, Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 and Pokemon X.
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In a testament to how advanced our technology has gotten over the years, coupled with students’ desire to waste time in school, someone has been able to install and play Doom on the Texas Instruments graphing calculator Nspire.

I remember back in high school when the students in advanced math and science classes would need graphing calculators. More often than not, they would mostly just be used to waste time because you could install really simple games onto them. It was like the school was allowing kids to bring in handheld gaming consoles, disguised as beneficial tools for our education.

Now, we are looking for even more complex and old-school favorites to show up on these calculators; brilliant minds do not disappoint. On the coding forum Omnimaga, an admin named DJ_O posted a clip of himself playing Doom on his calculator. Unfortunately, the calculator crashes about thirty seconds into actually playing the game, but it is undeniable that it’s the real game and can be played.